• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    14 days ago

    After briefly speaking to one of my younger (white, male, most likely straight, but turns out he’s prob an “enlightened centrist”) co-workers earlier today, it seems like there are people who just don’t believe it can happen.

    He told me that “both sides have their propaganda” when I asked if he’s read Project 2025. I wanted to scream.

    The conversation literally ended with me telling him that this has happened before. He said, yeah, but not here. I was like, we’re not special. Such a disappointing conversation. Ruined my day/night. Literally used the “it will never happen here” line.

    This is a man with a STEM degree. He’s not stupid.

    I think there are a lot of people who are in for a shock when the shit really starts hitting the fan.

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        14 days ago

        Confirmed I knew a man who worked doing advanced particle research at cern but who also voted for the Tory party. In the words of a wise man, ‘that’s the dumbest smart guy I know’. People are retarded and it’s extremely annoying.

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        13 days ago

        Buckminster Fuller, who was smart enough to predict the geometry of the most common object in space, the ‘Bucky Ball’ and designed geodesic domes, thought that eating steak was more efficient than plants because the cow focused the nutrients.

        Stay in your lane, experts.